Farmers' Market Set to Open

Seven vendors will sell produce weekly. June 1 is going to be a very green day behind St. Francis of Assisi Church on Bay Road in East Palo Alto. That Sunday will mark the launch of the city's first weekly farmers market, the culmination of an eight-month effort by a handful of people to bring fresh produce to East Palo Alto, which hasn't had a supermarket for about 30 years.

The city council heard a brief update on Tuesday night from the market's manager, Cornelia Fletcher, who said she and her partners have a tentative list of seven vendors who will offer a variety of vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts. The key, she said after meeting, is to start off small and give participating vendors a chance to sell their products out.

Click here to read the whole story by Banks Albach in the Palo Alto Daily News